Pred″a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey.] 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. “A predatory war.” Macaulay.
2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits.
Exercise... maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. Bacon.
3. (Zoöl.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.